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Chico man pleaded not guilty to embezzlement charges against local veterans organizations
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Michael Zylstra, charged with embezzlement and forgery charges against his theft from local veterans organizations, pleaded not guilty, Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said. Zylstra was arrested on March 14, 2024, on two counts of embezzlement and multiple counts of forgery. Detectives then found evidence...
Oroville Community Development Coalition & Oroville Elementary School District host 1st-ever community education workshop
OROVILLE, Calif. - The Oroville Community Development Coalition and the Oroville Elementary School District hosted their first-ever community education workshop on Wednesday. Oroville families and youth came together and were connected with local organizations that provide financial support, free extracurricular activities and other opportunities. "Oroville City Elementary School District is...
Oroville activity center sale still in progress, despite community efforts to stop it
Locals say the sale of the building would cost the park district financially and be a loss to the community. Oroville activity center sale still in progress, despite community efforts to stop it. Locals say the sale of the building would cost the park district financially and be a loss...
Butterfly murals in Marysville raise awareness around domestic violence
MARYSVILLE — A nonprofit is aiming to brighten people's days while also raising awareness in Marysville about a dark subject: domestic violence.They're doing it with butterfly murals. They're grabbing peoples' attention and forcing them to ask questions."There was a day I questioned whether my daughter was alive or not, and I drove three towns over to knock on the door because she hadn't answered for three days," said Angela Butler, a mother of a domestic violence survivor.Butler feared for the worst. Her friend's daughter, Liv, had just been murdered by an abuser, but thankfully, Butler's daughter made it out of...
Northern California man caught operating illegal dispensary in massive drug bust
(FOX40.COM) — A Northern California man was recently arrested after a search of an illegal marijuana dispensary revealed a massive amount of drugs including cocaine, Xanax, and chocolate bars containing psychedelic mushrooms. The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said the man, 20 from Yuba City, was selling the drugs under the business name “Linda Exotics.” Video […]
Solar "salesman" explains how 91-year-old financed panels she'd pay off at 114 | Call Kurtis Investigates
BUTTE COUNTY – Solar panels sit on the roof of a run-down home on a dirt road in South Oroville. A salesperson somehow got the 91-year-old woman who lived there to finance the $35,000+ project that she'd pay off when she turned 114. Phyllis Simmons died months after the solar panels were installed. "Why is a 91-year-old woman that has a roof that's in poor condition getting signed up for solar?" Daniel Lessard asked.You might call that a surprising question coming from him. Lessard is the salesman listed on the 2019 contract for the Freedom Forever solar panels."I've never met...
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